the red and white uniform colors as a tribute to Alumni. Other clubs that took the red and white colors honoring Alumni were Estudiantes de La Plata and Talleres de Remedios de Escalada (both in 1906), Unión de Santa Fe and now defunct Boca Alumni (both in 1907). The traditional Uruguay national football team light blue color was adopted after River Plate F.C. wore a jersey that color when defeated Alumni 2–1, on 10 April 1910. Until then Uruguay had worn several shirt models. The Club Atlético Alumni, located in Villa María, Córdoba, Argentina, choose not only its name but its color to honour the legacy of Alumni. Alumni never played against Boca Juniors (due to the club abandoned official competitions in 1911, while Boca Juniors debuted in Primera División in 1913), Independiente (1912) or San Lorenzo (1915). Special awards Trophy awarded by the Argentine Association in recognition to the first tri-championship won by the team (1900, 1901 and 1902). Copa Recompensa (Reward Cup), awarded by the Argentine Association in recognition to the titles of 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1910 and 1911. Herald Trophy as "the most popular team of Argentina", according to a survey organized in 1900 by the Buenos Aires Herald, won by Alumni with 6.942 votes. Largest victories During its short existence, Alumni achieved a considerable number of large victories over its rivals. Lomas Athletic, Reformer, Belgrano Athletic and San Isidro were some of the teams thrashed by Alumni several times. The list below includes the results by 4 or more goals of difference over its opponents. Honours Domestic League Primera División (10): 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911 Tercera División (3): 1900, 1901, 1905 National cups Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires (2): 1905, 1906 Copa de Competencia Jockey Club (3): 1907, 1908, 1909 International Tie Cup (6): 1901, 1903, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909 Copa de Honor Cousenier (1): 1906 Notes References External links El Alumni Athletic Club on the BAEHS website (Archived, 31 Jan 2016) Alumni Athletic Club Association football clubs established in 1898 Association football clubs disestablished in 1913 Defunct football clubs in Buenos Aires 1898 establishments in Argentina 1913 disestablishments in Argentina British association football clubs outside the United Kingdom Diaspora sports clubs in Argentina